Vipers Activate Janning
Published on March 23, 2011 under NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release
MCALLEN, TEXAS - The defending NBA Development League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced Wednesday that they have re-acquired guard Matt Janning (6-4, 198, Northeastern), who was waived due to injury on March 7 with a high left ankle sprain suffered on March 4 at Bakersfield.
Janning takes the roster spot of forward Marquis Gilstrap (6-7, 215, Iowa State), who was waived due to a left knee injury.
Janning is averaging 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists while shooting 41.5% from behind the arc in 36 games (eight starts). The Vipers were 3-3 in his absence.
Gilstrap, who had been out since training camp with a left knee injury, averaged 3.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 8.4 minutes in five games off the bench.
The Vipers roster stands at 11.
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College
9 Jon Scheyer PG 6-5 190 Duke
10 Terrel Harris SG 6-5 190 Oklahoma State
11 Jerel McNeal PG 6-3 200 Marquette
15 Patrick Sullivan C 6-9 215 S.E. Louisiana
18 Matt Janning SG 6-4 198 Northeastern
19 Kelvin Lewis SG 6-4 195 Houston
21 Richard Roby SF 6-6 210 Colorado
32 Mouhammad Faye PF 6-10 210 SMU
34 Connor Atchley PF 6-10 225 Texas
41 Arinze Onuaku C 6-9 261 Syracuse
42 Hasheem Thabeet* C 7-3 263 UConn
*Houston Rockets-assignee
Head Coach Chris Finch (Franklin & Marshall)
Assistant Coaches Paul Mokeski (Kansas)
Jai Steadman (Nebraska)
Johan Roijakkers (ELE College)
Ath. Trainer/Strength & Conditioning Coach Joe Resendez (UT-Pan American)
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